Sheet-metal sap-collecting apron and receptacle.



No. 358.305; PATBNTD JUN25. 1907. E. R. PHILIP.

SHBBT METAL SAP GOLLEGTING APRON AND RECEPTAGL APPLIOATION PILED MAB..`14. 1907( 'Ja-g] 1292 4 UNITED STATES' P T NT OFFICE.,

ERNEST R. PHILIP, OF A'LANTA, GEORGLA, ASSIGNOR To- AMERIGANCAN r COMPANY, OF NEW; YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERS Y,

SHE-ET-METAL`-SAP-COLLECTING APRON 'AND REEP'TACLE.

To all whom it may ::oficeri t.-` i

,citizen oftheUnited States; residing in'Atlanta,'in the county of Fulton' and State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sheet-Metal Sep-collecting Aprons and Rec ing is a specificaton.

sheet metal ceptaclcs; i

sap collecting' aprons and '-re`- The object ofny invention isto provide a i sheet metalsap collecting ap'ron and rece 7 .tacleof a strong, simple, elficient and d'urab e Construction,` capable of being cheaply man- -ufactured, and whichwill also serve to protect the turpentineor other sap collected in the r'ecepta'cle from deterioration in'quality by reason of dirt or foreign matter falling into the rec'eptacle. u

My nvention ,consists in` the means I emi ployto practically accompl-ishthis object or result as herein shown and' described, 'and more particularly specified in theclains.

In the accon anying drawing forming a part of this spec fication, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a sap collecting apron and receptacle embodying my invention Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section. Fig 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the receptacle. F tion on line 5- -5 ofFg. 4 and Fig. 6 is a detail plan view showing the sheet metalblank in the flat from which the receptacle is-formed. I -In the drawing, A represents a sap hearing tree, B the sheet metal aron inserted in the cut a of the tree, C awire anger for supporting the recetacle from the a ron', D theireceptacle an' F its cover.. T e sheet metal apron* B 'has divergent end flanges b fur- Iushed with slots or notches 6 therein 'to receive the wire hanger* C ofth'e receptacle.

The yv ire hanger C has oppositely turned or facing hanger' arms 0 and it is preferably secured at ts body portion to the receptacle D at the upper ed 'e of its inner side. i

The sheet meta receptacle D-is preferably formed-iri one piece from a flat blank D by suitable-bende or foldstherein, thus having' al upright longitudinal sides d inte ral aring ende' (i and integralangle folds 3 d two of the angle folds (1 having integrale-looking lips d -wh1ch v Specification of Letters Patent' Application filed Mar h l, 1907. serialin. &32,291;

of the wire hanger- C. provided at the upperlongitudinal' edge of My' nventon relates to mp'rovene'nts n' ptacles; of which the followcentral,

ig. 4 is an end View. Fig. 5 is a secv Patented June 25, 1907. I

are folded over the up er edges of the fiarng -ends `ci to ,lock or cliunp the overlap ing angle folds in lace. The receptacle is furnishedat its nner uprght side d with an integral-` curved upper longtudnel edge d which embraces the straight or body ortion its' 'outer upright i side d With an integral curvedfiange orroll d which serves to 'stifl'en and strengthen the outer longitudinal side of the'receptacle D.

The receptac e D is' The cover is preferablyconnected or hinged to the receptacle D at the'upper longtudinal edge of'its'outer upright side d and it is preferably thus 'hinged or' con-" nected by means of an integral curvedflange or roll f' at the lower long tudnal edge of the cover F which embraces and isadapted to telescope over the curved longtudinal edge or'roll d at the upperedge of the outer upright side d ofthe receptacleD. At its inner or free edge the` cover F may overlap' o'r rest upon the lower or mouth portion of the apro B as will, be readilyunderstood 'from Figs. 1. 2 and 4 of the drawing.. The cover F may bereadily removed or disengaged from the receptacle D by ,simply slipping the same lengthwise. The receptacles may thus be nested for. shipmet, as may also be the aprons B and covers F. As the cover F is hin ed to theiouter longitudinal uprght side of t e receptacle and rested at its 'n er por tion upon the apron B, itis given the' requisite pitch or inclination to properly defiect rain, dirt or other foreign materials which would otherwise fall into the receptacle.

While I prefer to apply the removable cover F to the outer longitudinal side of the receptacle, it 'will be understood by those skilledin the art that the cover may, if desired, be otherwise applicd.

The `lower portion or mouth of theapron B fits between and "under the oppositely turned hangerarns C (3 and over tleinner upper' edge of the reccptacle D and under the inner edge of the cover F, ,If desired, the cover F maybe removed from the recept cole D'before the receptacleis removed from the" apron B, but as the cover fits loosely on topi of the ap'on", the receptacle may be removed, `from the apron without removing the-cover from the receptacle.

I cleimzi 1. In a sheet metal sap -receiving` apron and receptacle, the combmation With an apron having divergent end fianges furnis'hed with henger receiving Slots, of e rec'eptecle having an integral bottom, upright sides and fiering ende and-angle folds., ;and fn'nshed :it the upper longitudinal edge of its innerside with e roll, si Wii-e hanger embraced `by said roll and having oppositel'y 'turned hanger arms embracing the lower or mouth port1on of the apron and fitting in the Slots .of the epron end fianges, said receptacle having a `roll-at 'the upper longitudnal edge of its outer side, and a. cover overlapping at its upper edge theaprox, and .having a 'roll at its 'lower longitudnal edge telescoped with' endem-` bracing said roll et the up'per" edge of 'the enter side 'of the receptacle, snbstentislly as 2.- The combination with 'e Sep collecting epren of ereceptaclesupported thereby end 'lepping the lower stantiallyass eci a detacha ble cover fol-:the removable recetecle overlapping the lowesportion of epron, ubstantielly asspecified. v

i 3. The combination with a sa p collecting ep'ron, of areceptacle supported'hy the apron and fitting et ?its DIIETOIPST to.

apron and a. cover :hin the upper edge of the outer side cf'the receptaele and overaort'ion ofthe agron, sub- 4. The co'm ,matioifiwitii n. .epcdlleeting apron having divergent end' flaznges, a, rece `-te cle, means forremov thly supporting t e receptacle from 'the e; on and a removahle cover cverlapp ing the oweraenc'l 'of the apron,

v sdbstmtilly as specfied.

edge under 'the 5. The combinetion Witli a sap collecting apron having dvergent end flunges, a receptacle, means for removably supporting the 'eoeptecle from the apron and a cover, seid cover being removeblyconnected to the receptacle and overlapping the lower end of the apron, substantially as specified.

6. The eombineton With e Sep collecting epron and a removitble sap receptacle h eving a roll at its upper edge, of a removable .cover having a roll telescoped With the roll on the receptacle, substantially as' specified.

7. The combination With :i sap collecting apron and a removable one piece sheet metal sap receptncle having en integral bottom, up-

'right' sides, ends and angle folds, and pro- -a cover having at its lower edge a curved fiange telescoped With said curved flenge on the receptacle, said receptacle having et the upper longitdinal edge of its inner side e curved fiange and a wire han er embreccd thereby, subste ntially as speciied.

ERNEST R. PHILIP.

Witnesses:

THOMAS H. STEWART, W. HOWARD SMITH. 

